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PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a)

PLATINUM has been targeting its victims since at least as early as 2009, and may have been active for several years prior. Its activities are distinctly different not only from those typically seen in untargeted attacks, but from many targeted attacks as well. A large share of targeted attacks can be characterized as opportunistic: the activity group changes its target profiles and attack geographies based on geopolitical seasons, and may attack institutions all over the world. Like many such groups, PLATINUM seeks to steal sensitive intellectual property related to government interests, but its range of preferred targets is consistently limited to specific governmental organizations, defense institutes, intelligence agencies, diplomatic institutions, and telecommunication providers in South and Southeast Asia. The group’s persistent use of spear phishing tactics (phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat.

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PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339) Microsoft Activity Group actor PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a) Threat Actor 1
PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a) Threat Actor PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 1
PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339) Microsoft Activity Group actor PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Drive-by Compromise - T1189 (d742a578-d70e-4d0e-96a6-02a9c30204e6) Attack Pattern 2
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation - T1068 (b21c3b2d-02e6-45b1-980b-e69051040839) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Credential API Hooking - T1056.004 (f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 2
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern 3
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 3
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 3
Credential API Hooking - T1056.004 (f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6) Attack Pattern Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern 3
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
BITS Jobs - T1197 (c8e87b83-edbb-48d4-9295-4974897525b7) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.001 (34e793de-0274-4982-9c1a-246ed1c19dee) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003 (910906dd-8c0a-475a-9cc1-5e029e2fad58) Attack Pattern 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 3
Scheduled Transfer - T1029 (4eeaf8a9-c86b-4954-a663-9555fb406466) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 3
File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 4
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 4
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 4
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern 4
Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.001 (34e793de-0274-4982-9c1a-246ed1c19dee) Attack Pattern File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222 (65917ae0-b854-4139-83fe-bf2441cf0196) Attack Pattern 4
Permission Groups Discovery - T1069 (15dbf668-795c-41e6-8219-f0447c0e64ce) Attack Pattern Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern 4
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 4
Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003 (910906dd-8c0a-475a-9cc1-5e029e2fad58) Attack Pattern Event Triggered Execution - T1546 (b6301b64-ef57-4cce-bb0b-77026f14a8db) Attack Pattern 4
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 4
Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 4
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 4
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 4